President-Elect Barack Obama’s historic victory as the first African-American U.S. President has made headlines around the world. Here is a sampling of some newspaper front pages. From the New York Times “Obama: Racial Barrier Falls in Decisive Victory” to the UK Sun “One Giant Leap for Mankind,” the historic moment has captured the world’s attention.
Image sources: Bossip and Mark Pasetsky’s CoverAwards
For many more newspaper covers, see Gawker – Barack Obama: The Global Election
As Think Progress reports, in major cities in the U.S–including Washington, New York, Chicago and Miami — these historic newspapers are selling out. See: Newspapers announcing Obama victory fly off the racks
For more on world reaction to Obama’s historic victory see:
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